Dave Denniston’s Breaststroke

This is an interesting sequence of Dave’s breaststroke. One of the most interesting aspects of Dave’s stroke is that his feet remain back and in streamline position until his hands have completed the pull and are moving forward.

As the stroke begins, Dave keeps his head hidden between his arms. He thinks about CUTTING through the water.
As the stroke begins, Dave keeps his head hidden between his arms. He thinks about CUTTING through the water.
As Dave’s hands start to press out to the corners, his head and feet do not move at all.
Head and feet remain the same, but the hands are involved at this point.
Here Dave’s hands have reached the corners, the point from which he will initiate his pull. Dave’s outsweep is wider than that of most swimmers.
Only now, as Dave’s hands start to sweep IN, do we see his head start to come up to air.

It’s the start of a new season, and you’re trying to decide what equipment your team will need. The options are endless: paddles, kickboards, fins, pull buoys, tethers, and even snorkels. The trouble is…budget.

So here’s the scenerio. You have an 8-year-old swimmer and, like most 8-year olds, he/she is pretty new to the sport (even 8-year olds who’ve been swimming for a while are NEW to the sport). You have a decision to make… which path to go down for their future?